Sorry to everyone on the list I did not mean for this to go back on the list so I did not edit it. Linda Hill Jonesboro Ar l1326h@bscn.com ---------- > Carolyn, > Do you have the OTNF? If so will you look on page 76 at tha tpicture and look > at the man that is un-ID. and tell me if you have someone in the picture that > you are talking about that looks like that man.My grandfather was put in the > Monticello Children home about 1910 because his father was killed in a > accident with lumber and his mother was indian so the boys were taken from > her.Maybe his brother or he one will be in the picture,maybe they traveled > from camp to camp like you'll have talked about some people doing and that is > why I can't find anything on them.Their name was Burrow.Thank you for your > time. > > > Linda > > Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 > > Page 8, columns 2 & 3 > > > > The Gates Lumber Company > > > > The Gates Lumber Company was organized in 1890, 17 years > > ago, and was among the first of the large mills to locate in the great > > short leaf yellow pine belt of South Arkansas. At the time they came > > here the industry in this sort of lumber was in its infancy and the > > value > > of the timber at least in this section was not realized. The entire > > western and southern portions of Drew County as well as a large part > > of many adjoining counties was practically one unbroken forest of the > > finest yellow pine in the world. A few small mills manufactured the > > lumber in very limited quantities for local consumption and the mag- > > nificent timber which now can rarely be bought then was almost value- > > less. > > > The founder and present head of this company, Col. A. H. Gates, > > a native of Vermont, who with his brothers has been prominent in > > developing the lumber industry of the South. In addition to their > > mill > > at Wilmar, they are largely interested in the Crossett, Fordyce, Eagle > > and Grant Mills and the Jackson Lumber Company at Lockhart, Ala. > > It is safe to say that the Gates Lumber Company owns one of the > > most complete plants to be found anywhere. The capacity of the mill > > is about 90,000 feet or six cars of lumber per day. They employ > > some 400 hands and their payroll is from $12,000 to $14,000 per > > month. The mill includes dry kilns, planer and all the departments > > that go to make up the most improved and up-to-date sawmill. They > > have shed room for almost 5,000,000 feet of lumber. The company > > has 25 miles of railroad, 4 locomotives, 60 log cars, 1 pile driver > > and > > 2 log loaders. They also have their own machine shops, doing all > > their own repair work brass castings, etc., and have their own fire > > protection and electric light plant. The company's water works > > system is supplied by a 4-inch well, 400 feet deep, which furnishes > > an unlimited quantity of the purest and best water. This water in > > addition to being used about the mill is furnished to the high school > > and to many of the residents of the town, and is shown by chemical > > analysis to be pure and wholesome and well adapted to either > > household or manufacturing purposes. The company has a Stand- > > ard Underwriter's pump of 500 gallons capacity and 6-inch cast iron > > water mains, further augmented by a 20,000 gallon steel-framed tank > > 80 feet high. Their electric light plant comprises 18 arc lights and > > 250 incandescents. > > The Gates Company originally owned about 53,000 acres of > > timber land in this county. More than half of this has been cut now, > > however, and at present they have some 25,000 acres or about > > 200,000,000 feet of pine timber. It is estimated that this is about > > eight years' supply for the mill. In addition to the above, however, > > they have a large amount of hardwood and it is probable that when > > the pine is exhausted the plant will be converted into a hardwood > > mill. Their lands lie mostly in the western and southern parts of the > > county. Five years ago they bought the holdings of the Drew > > Lumber Company by which deal they acquired about 20,000 acres > > of timber and extended their territory to the extreme southeastern > > part of the county. > > The officers of the Gates Lumber Company are A. H. Gates, > > President; C. C. Gates, Vice-President, and A. W. Judd, Secretary. > > It is the largeest industrial concern in Drew County, having a capital > > and surplus of $822,000 and is a source of considerable pride to > > our citizens. The company has never been troubled by any serious > > labor disturbances and has had a uniformly prosperous career. > > > > > > Note: John Byron Haisty mentioned in an earlier post was born in > > 1909. In the picture of a Gates Camp School, (his first > > school) > > he appears to be about 6 years old. That would make this > > school pre-date 1920.......around 1915-1916. If anyone > > had > > family attend a camp school around that time, I would > > like to > > hear from you. Rebecca's book "Beyone Bartholomew" says > > that the Drew Co. camps were from 1925-30. Perhaps the > > camp in the picture was in Ashley Co. I don't know, but > > it had > > to be before 1920. > > > > Carolyn > > jhaisty@tcac.com > > > > > > > >

Carolyn, Do you have the OTNF? If so will you look on page 76 at tha tpicture and look at the man that is un-ID. and tell me if you have someone in the picture that you are talking about that looks like that man.My grandfather was put in the Monticello Children home about 1910 because his father was killed in a accident with lumber and his mother was indian so the boys were taken from her.Maybe his brother or he one will be in the picture,maybe they traveled from camp to camp like you'll have talked about some people doing and that is why I can't find anything on them.Their name was Burrow.Thank you for your time. Linda > Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 > Page 8, columns 2 & 3 > > The Gates Lumber Company > > The Gates Lumber Company was organized in 1890, 17 years > ago, and was among the first of the large mills to locate in the great > short leaf yellow pine belt of South Arkansas. At the time they came > here the industry in this sort of lumber was in its infancy and the > value > of the timber at least in this section was not realized. The entire > western and southern portions of Drew County as well as a large part > of many adjoining counties was practically one unbroken forest of the > finest yellow pine in the world. A few small mills manufactured the > lumber in very limited quantities for local consumption and the mag- > nificent timber which now can rarely be bought then was almost value- > less. > The founder and present head of this company, Col. A. H. Gates, > a native of Vermont, who with his brothers has been prominent in > developing the lumber industry of the South. In addition to their > mill > at Wilmar, they are largely interested in the Crossett, Fordyce, Eagle > and Grant Mills and the Jackson Lumber Company at Lockhart, Ala. > It is safe to say that the Gates Lumber Company owns one of the > most complete plants to be found anywhere. The capacity of the mill > is about 90,000 feet or six cars of lumber per day. They employ > some 400 hands and their payroll is from $12,000 to $14,000 per > month. The mill includes dry kilns, planer and all the departments > that go to make up the most improved and up-to-date sawmill. They > have shed room for almost 5,000,000 feet of lumber. The company > has 25 miles of railroad, 4 locomotives, 60 log cars, 1 pile driver > and > 2 log loaders. They also have their own machine shops, doing all > their own repair work brass castings, etc., and have their own fire > protection and electric light plant. The company's water works > system is supplied by a 4-inch well, 400 feet deep, which furnishes > an unlimited quantity of the purest and best water. This water in > addition to being used about the mill is furnished to the high school > and to many of the residents of the town, and is shown by chemical > analysis to be pure and wholesome and well adapted to either > household or manufacturing purposes. The company has a Stand- > ard Underwriter's pump of 500 gallons capacity and 6-inch cast iron > water mains, further augmented by a 20,000 gallon steel-framed tank > 80 feet high. Their electric light plant comprises 18 arc lights and > 250 incandescents. > The Gates Company originally owned about 53,000 acres of > timber land in this county. More than half of this has been cut now, > however, and at present they have some 25,000 acres or about > 200,000,000 feet of pine timber. It is estimated that this is about > eight years' supply for the mill. In addition to the above, however, > they have a large amount of hardwood and it is probable that when > the pine is exhausted the plant will be converted into a hardwood > mill. Their lands lie mostly in the western and southern parts of the > county. Five years ago they bought the holdings of the Drew > Lumber Company by which deal they acquired about 20,000 acres > of timber and extended their territory to the extreme southeastern > part of the county. > The officers of the Gates Lumber Company are A. H. Gates, > President; C. C. Gates, Vice-President, and A. W. Judd, Secretary. > It is the largeest industrial concern in Drew County, having a capital > and surplus of $822,000 and is a source of considerable pride to > our citizens. The company has never been troubled by any serious > labor disturbances and has had a uniformly prosperous career. > > > Note: John Byron Haisty mentioned in an earlier post was born in > 1909. In the picture of a Gates Camp School, (his first > school) > he appears to be about 6 years old. That would make this > school pre-date 1920.......around 1915-1916. If anyone > had > family attend a camp school around that time, I would > like to > hear from you. Rebecca's book "Beyone Bartholomew" says > that the Drew Co. camps were from 1925-30. Perhaps the > camp in the picture was in Ashley Co. I don't know, but > it had > to be before 1920. > > Carolyn > jhaisty@tcac.com > > >

Hi, everyone, Janet is in the process of re-subscribing to the list... ---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- Date: 11/14 7:49 AM Received: 11/14 12:26 PM From: Janet Gardner, jgardner@myriad.net To: ardrew-l@rootsweb.com Hi Everybody! Several months ago I subscribed to this mailing list and received generous help and consideration. Throughout my search, it was determined by myself and others on this list that several families from Drew County Arkansas went to Bell County, Texas. In the past months I started a project in Bell County. I donated a new link to the Bell Co. Texas homepage titled "Nannie's Scrapbooks". Nannie was my great grandmother. She was born and reared in Bell Co. Texas. Throughout her life she kept scrapbooks. These scrapbooks contained newspaper articles,programs, etc. of Bell County residents. In these scrapbooks you will find marriages, births, deaths, pioneer stories,photographs, etc. These scrapbooks are a new link found on the Bell Co. homepage at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/ However, you will only find books 1, 2, 4, 5 and part of book 3 entered on the internet at this time. The rest of book 3 and book 6 will be added a little at a time, each week, until all books are there. I should have books on the internet by the end of December. In order for you to find your surname you must use your browser to search through each page. Instructions below: 1. Call up the "Nannie Scrapbook" link 2. Click on Edit (at top of toolbar) 3. Click Find 4. Type in surname 5. Click on "find now" This will take you through the page on screen. Then you will just click on the next page link and continue. This is a slow process but productive if you find what you are looking for. Kay Bradley, the co-ordinator of the homepage, has mentioned putting the books in order and perhaps have a better way to search after all books are on the homepage. Thought this might help Drew Co folks find out more about their families that went to Bell Co. Texas. This is free! It cost nothing to view these scrapbooks. However, I would appreciate you letting me know how successful you were in finding your ancestor. I know Nannie would be proud she has helped someone. Happy Hunting! Janet Gardner ----------------- End Forwarded Message -----------------

Beth Thurman (terrilee@ipa.net) wrote: >Caroline: There were several Gates Camps all over Drew Co., but one was >near the Line Community. My Aunt Edna Wolfe lived there. She always said >that it was the best place she ever lived. After living there, she said Beth, THANK YOU for posting this. Not only was it entertaining to read (loved the panther story!), but it's the first time I have seen the "Line Community" mentioned on this list!! I have been extracting these Drew County WWI draft registrations, and have seen "Line, Drew County, Ark." given as an address for many of these men. But I had no idea if my eyes were playing tricks on me, since I'd never heard of "Line" before. Still don't know what part of Drew County it is in...can anyone help with this answer? >erected. She remembered being moved by night (so the children should be >asleep) to their next site, which I believe was in the l6th Section >Community near Possum Valley. It was between the Valley and New Hope near >the crossroad that are above the l6th Section ([white] another l6th Section >Community [black] near Selma) Cemetery. Does anyone know when the Gates Camp was in/near Possum Valley? Maybe some of our Valley folks worked there. Just curious! Thanks again, Beth, Melissa

- From: Terri Lee Wolfe <terrilee@ipa.net> Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] Gates Camp School >Caroline: There were several Gates Camps all over Drew Co., but one was >near the Line Community. My Aunt Edna Wolfe lived there. She always said >that it was the best place she ever lived. After living there, she said >coming to the Prairie was a very big shock. For one, she said her house on >the Prairie was in horrible condition. Beth, Thanks for the info. There is a house in picture that I have. Goodness! I would have hated to live in anything worse than that one!!! Just a shack set on some sort of supports to keep it off the ground. >Aunt Edna said they also had a school, and it was well run; >Also, Aunt Edna said there was a church, which was very well-run, and >everyone was expected to attend. Mr. Bill Bailey, father to the Bill >Bailey, who married Clara Dunham/Donham Bailey of Bill and Clara's Beauty >Shop fame was in charge of the camp. This is the school in the picture and there is a Bailey in the picture - he is the only one definitely identified as Jim Bailey. Now, the father of Bill Baily who married Clara was not Bill Bailey. His name was John and he married Alma Stone. John Bailey's brother was Jim Bailey (of Wilmar) who married Vonnie Stone. The Bailey brothers married Stone sisters. (They are related to Helen's Rileys). It would have been the father of John and Jim (Bill's grandfather) who was in charge of the camp. Older relatives believe that his name was also John. So....it would have been the grandfather of Bill Bailey of Bill and Clara's who was in charge. >As far as the Haisty store, I can remember seeing a picture somewhere of >this Mr. Haisty standing in the door of a wooden, unpainted structure, and >I was told this was the Haisty store. We would love to find that picture and get a copy. If you remember where you saw it, please let us know. Carolyn - no (ine)!!

interesting...appears times have passed but people stay much the same.....Davie///// BETH

Caroline: There were several Gates Camps all over Drew Co., but one was near the Line Community. My Aunt Edna Wolfe lived there. She always said that it was the best place she ever lived. After living there, she said coming to the Prairie was a very big shock. For one, she said her house on the Prairie was in horrible condition. In fact, one of her humorous stories was the fact that her mother told her father that that house was so shoddy that panthers would eat the children. Therefore, when her cousin Lois Young Wigley saw an old owl looking at them from up above, she told Aunt Edna, "Don't look now, but there's a panther in that tree." Aunt Edna's reaction was to scream bloody murder and bring Grannie Green and Mrs. Claud Bowden running as fast as they could to see what had happened to the children. Aunt Edna said they also had a school, and it was well run; whereas the one on the Prairie had my Uncle Pat Wolfe and the Boykin boys in it. They were older teenage boys and could have cared less about learning. As a result they spent their time terrorizing the teacher by throwing her boots on the roof, etc. Aunt Edna said it was very much as if she had left paradise and moved to hell. The very first morning her cousins and she went to school, they had dirt clods thrown at them by the neighboring boys. Also, Aunt Edna said there was a church, which was very well-run, and everyone was expected to attend. Mr. Bill Bailey, father to the Bill Bailey, who married Clara Dunham/Donham Bailey of Bill and Clara's Beauty Shop fame was in charge of the camp. The best that I can tell he was something akin to the sheriff or magistrate of the camp. From the way Aunt Edna talked it was like one community or village under the directorship of Gates-selected officials. Whenever the work in the area was finished, they were moved, belongings and all, by train to the next place a camp would be erected. She remembered being moved by night (so the children should be asleep) to their next site, which I believe was in the l6th Section Community near Possum Valley. It was between the Valley and New Hope near the crossroad that are above the l6th Section ([white] another l6th Section Community [black] near Selma) Cemetery. The best I could ever understand it was back in behind Midway but not as far as the Line Community. Once the work was done in the area the camps were abandoned. If I'm not mistaken, the buildings were of some sort of portable type. As far as the Haisty store, I can remember seeing a picture somewhere of this Mr. Haisty standing in the door of a wooden, unpainted structure, and I was told this was the Haisty store. I hope this has been beneficial; I'm sorry I didn't listen a little better and have a better description of the exact location.BETH

Thought this was cute! Enjoy! davie -----Original Message----- From: MR JEFF T GIAMBRONE <UZDT22A@prodigy.com> To: CIVIL-WAR@rootsweb.com <CIVIL-WAR@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 6:52 AM Subject: Civilians confined in occupied Vicksburg >Recently I was readng through a list of civilians arrested in >occupied Vicksburg and I was struck by the amusing nature of some of >the offenses: > >Henry Blake, arrested Sept. 11, 1864 - "Fast driving-took from him >carriage and horse." > >B. Flaherty, April 22, 1864 - "Drunk and in the river." > >John Lucas, June 1, 1864 - "Drunk but very polite." > >Tom Rice, February 16, 1865 - "Suspected of being a bad thief." > >E.A. Hornish, May 7, 1864 - "Disrespectful language to the Government >of the U.S. - Saying he wishes to God Forrest would come in & kill >every Yank in Vicksburg." > >

Jann, Thanks for this post. A brother of my husband was named for Carroll Wood. And the Owens lady in in my Owens line. Mary V. (Mollie) Tippin was married to Leander Dan Owens. I have their descendants if anyone is interested. Carolyn

One of my direct lines in the Drew/Lincoln area is Hellums. Other related lines are Owen, Prewett and Richey families. Robert Donald Hellums migrated to Drew Co. ca 1858. His children were: John Hellums Owen, Nathan Robert Owen, Martha A. Owen, Mary A. Owen and Jacob Andrew Owen. Please contact me if you have information. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Does anyone have knowledge of or information on a Gates (Lumber Co.) Camp School that was in operation prior to 1920 in the Bearhouse area? I recently received a picture of children in attendance and the camp building used as the school. One child is John Byron Haisty, and several others are identified. Any information would be appreciated. Word received from an older resident of Drew County says that John Wesley Haisty was a peddler who came to the Gates Camp. He was my husband's grandfather, and the grandfather of John Byron Haisy. This is new information to us. He DID have a store in his home at that time, so this is probably correct - he would have taken items from his store to the camp for purchase by the workers. He lived at Midway at that time. I have two books that deal with Gates and the history in Crossett, but nothing on a Gates Camp in Drew County. These books are: Cap Gates's Tent City and Wilderness Lady. Both were authored by John W. Buckner (a Baptist Minister). Thanks for any input. Carolyn jhaisty@tcac.com

June 22, 1926: News was received here yesterday by Associate Justice Carroll D. Wood of the death by fire of the three year old daughter of his son, Maj. John Shirley Wood, in Hawaii. the accident occured June 7 when the little girl, Edith, was playing near a fire at their home at Schofield Barracks, about 24 miles from Honolulu, where Major Wood is stationed with the United States Army. While the child was left along for a few minutes her clothes caught fire and when her mother heard her screams and returned she already was burned so seriously that she died a short time later. Major and Mrs. Wood have two other children, Carroll D. Jr., and Jack, both older than the little girl. Sept. 14, 1926: Mrs. Mary V. Owens, 68 years of age died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G.T. Owens near this city inst. Tuesday night at 11:45. Mrs. Owens was born and reared in this county, and was the wife of the late L.D. Owens, deceased, who for a number of years was County Demonstrator in Drew Co. She is survived by several children: Mrs. Martin Stewart, Mrs. G.T. Owens and J.E. Owens of Monticello; D.T. Owens of Little Rock, W.H. Owens of North Little Rock; Miss Minta Owens of Little Rock; and Mrs. G.B. Erwin of Tillar. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Mt. Pleasant cemetery conducted by Mrs. Kate McQuiston, Reader of the Christian Science Church, of which she was a member. Same date: Mr. L.H. Carroll, aged 72 years died at the home of Mr and Mrs. Wesley Carroll, in this city inst Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock after an illness extending over four or five years; and the last two weeks of which was confined to his bed. Mr. Carroll was born June 9th, 1854 in Birmingham, Ala. and moved with his parents in early life to Starkville, Miss., and where he grew to manhood. He came to Monticello in 1901 and established the L.H. Carroll Co., and has made this place his home since, with the exception of two years which he spent in Yazoo City, Miss. He is survived by two sons, Wesley Carroll of this city and Claud Carroll of Miss., one brother, J.O. Carroll of Greenwood, Miss., and one sister, Mrs. M.A. Kimbrell of Ala, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock conducted by Rev. C.D. Wood, pastor of the First Baptist church, and burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers were: P.A. Whiteaker, A.T. Cotham, W.H. Har! ! dy, J.M. Deal, G.H. Hudgens, W.A. Coker, W.H. Nunn and C.H. Killian. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Need to find the family of: Maggie L. Brown married George H. Hogue Monticello 2-Oct 1887 (both living in Marion Twp Drew Co.) Maggie was 16 yrs and George 20 yrs. Maggie was living in Bradley Co Pennington Twp on the 1910-1920 census. sorry about the goof, Bettye Bond

This post came across the Ark. Gen. Soc. list. Since Star City is so close, I figured I would forward. If you have any info. on Star City GLOVERs, could you please contact Rita at henard1@juno.com ? Thanks, Melissa ______________________________

You forgot about all the miles you weill have to walk and the trees you will have to climb that feel like they are trying to through you out or make you sick to your stomach every time the wind blowes and how dirty you will feel because you can't get a good bath or how much fun you will have carrying the deer out when and if you do get it.Most of all you forgot how beautiful it is to be with nature and to just watch them animals play if you didn't take a camera with you to shoot with along with that gun,and the bigest challenge of all setting still enough to blend in so they will come up and smell of you and just walk away calmly.I hope you enjoy. Linda Hill Jonesboro Ar l1326h@bscn.com ---------- > Hi gang....just to let you know I will be gone until Monday. > I need to do some serious research for my chapter on hunting. > This will involve getting up at 4am and being to the deep, dark > woods by 5:30. Eating cold viennas for breakfast and freezing > my behind off. What I won't go through for "research." > Dedicated to the core. > Rebecca >

Searching for (cousins) living descendants of WILLIAM VIRGIL GLOVER, Star City, Lincoln County, AR. Rita Benafield Henard henard1@juno.com Little Rock, AR ______________________________

Hi, Carolyn, Thanks so much for the info on Browns who served in WW II. I'm checking to see if they are relatives. I really appreciate your help. Bill Brown

In a message dated 11/13/98 12:20:48 PM, you wrote: <<info on Browns>> This is for Bill Brown..or any other of Brown lineage. Need to find the family of: Maggie L. Brown married George H. Hogue Monticello 2-Oct 1887 (both living in Marion Twp Drew Co.) Maggie was 16 yrs and George 10 yrs. Maggie was living in Bradley Co Pennington Twp on the 1910-1920 census. Thanks, Bettye Bond

Hi gang....just to let you know I will be gone until Monday. I need to do some serious research for my chapter on hunting. This will involve getting up at 4am and being to the deep, dark woods by 5:30. Eating cold viennas for breakfast and freezing my behind off. What I won't go through for "research." Dedicated to the core. Rebecca

Carolyn, thanks so much for taking the time to send this information. > I don't recognize the name Claud or Oland. I know that there was another > Strickland line that lived near the Drew Co/Ashley Co. line. Billie C. > Strickland was my first cousin and I really appreciate the information > you sent! Thanks.....Judy > This is one of the errors found, maybe you can help straighten it out) > STRICKLAND, CLAUD RAYMOND > Pfc. Oland Raymond Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. > Strickland, I wonder what his name actually was - Claud or Oland???????? > > In the Korean War: > > STRICKLAND, BILLY C. > S/Sgt. Billie C. Strickland served in the U. S. Air Force from > Jan. 6, 1951 to July 23, 1958. He is the son of Jack and Lottie > Strickland.